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The President, Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Bishop Francis Wale Oke, has decried the deplorable security situation in the country, calling on Christians across the nation to be more vigilant and prayerful before, during and after the Easter celebrations. This is just as he tasked the federal government to evolve a security mechanism that would further ensure the protection of lives and property of Nigerians, particularly Christians in the Northern part of the country. Bishop Oke who made the call in a statement by his Media Office, said it had become imperative for the government to direct its arsenal towards…

Cristiano Ronaldo’s moment of frustration at a controversial decision in a World Cup qualifier on Saturday is turning into something positive. The captain’s armband the Portugal star threw to the ground when he was controversially denied a stoppage-time winner against Serbia has been sold at auction to raise money for a six-month-old baby’s medical treatment. Duty firefighter Djordje Vukicevic picked up the armband from the pitch after Ronaldo had stormed off at the end of the 2-2 draw in Belgrade. “Ronaldo was agitated [and] he threw the armband. It fell right next to me,” Vukicevic said. He decided to put…

Terrorist group, Boko Haram, has claimed responsibility for the crashed Nigerian Air Force fighter plane in Maiduguri, Borno State capital. A video (yet to be verified) released by the group showed how the Nigerian Air Force Alpha Jet aircraft (NAF475) was allegedly fired at midair and went down in flames. The trending video also depicted members of the group carrying the corpse of what it claims to be one of the crew members. The video footage also showed the fighters wielding RPG and other artillery equipment. The Nigerian Air Force had said the aircraft may have crashed while the whereabouts…

Marco Verratti will miss the first leg of Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League quarter-final against Bayern Munich next week after the French champions announced on Friday that he had tested positive for Covid-19. “After the latest PCR Sars-Cov2 test, Marco Verratti is confirmed positive. He will isolate and be subject to appropriate health protocol,” PSG said in a statement. Italy midfielder Verratti, 28, will also miss PSG’s top-of-the-table clash with Lille on Saturday, with the teams in first and second place and locked on 63 points. This is the second time this year that Verratti has contracted Covid-19. He missed two…

Thomas Tuchel wants Timo Werner to stop worrying about his goal drought after the Chelsea forward’s glaring miss contributed to Germany’s shock loss against North Macedonia. Werner’s failure to tap into an open goal in the 2-1 loss to North Macedonia was crucial to Germany losing a World Cup qualifier for the first time since 2001 on Wednesday. The 25-year-old has managed just two goals in 31 games for club and country since a brace in Germany’s 3-1 win over Ukraine on November 14. With Werner’s first season at Chelsea after his move from Leipzig turning into a disaster, Chelsea…

Real Madrid play Eibar on Saturday at the start of a definitive fortnight in their season that will stretch a creaking squad and test Zinedine Zidane’s dependence on his ageing stars. Still with a shot at winning La Liga, Madrid know defeat by Barcelona next weekend would likely end their challenge, with Barca currently two ahead of them and Atletico a further four clear with 10 games left to play. And either side of the Clasico at Valdebebas will come two legs against Liverpool in the Champions League, where a kind semi-final draw of Porto or Chelsea will only be…

Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has lauded the military for its plans to establish a Defence Space Communication Satellite Centre in the state. Fayemi said this while receiving Chief of Defense Space Administration (DSA), Rear Admiral Williams Kayoda in his office in Ado Ekiti. Mr Olayinka Oyebode, Chief Press Secretary to the governor said in a statement on Friday in Ado Ekiti. According to him, the governor said the benefits of the initiative to the state was enormous, adding that the state could not afford to miss the opportunity. Fayemi said that his administration was working towards establishment of…

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has called on Nigerians to imbibe the spirit of sacrifice, tolerance and peaceful co-existence. In a Easter message issued on Friday, Omo-Agege also called on Nigerians to renew their commitment to the promotion of peace, unity and brotherhood among all groups in the country. The ranking senator said the celebration of the resurrection of Christ should be a constant reminder for everyone to extend the virtues of selflessness, love and forbearance. He, therefore, urged Christians to use the season as a period to reflect on their individual and collective roles towards…

The Deputy Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Toby Okechukwu, has condemned the killing of citizens in Egedegede community of Ebonyi State by suspected herdsmen, and the attack on former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Chukwuma Soludo, by gunmen in Isuofia, Anambra State, in which three policemen were killed. The lawmaker in a statement issued yesterday said that the prevailing killings across the country were ominous indications that things were falling apart, which if not immediately arrested, would spell doom for the country. Okechukwu suggested that time was overdue to breathe life into the reports…

Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State yesterday commenced a 15-day working vacation, as the first installment of his 2021 annual leave. A statement issued yesterday in Akure, the state capital by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Richard Olatunde, said that the governor had transmitted the development in a letter addressed to the Speaker of House of Assembly, Mr. Bamidele Oleyelogun. According to the statement, the leave commenced from yesterday, April 1 to Friday, April 23, 2021, both days inclusive. “While Gov. Akeredolu is away on vacation, the Deputy Governor, Mr. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa will perform the functions…